For the last event of the semester, we have gathered an experienced panel of practitioners to discuss Operation Streamline and reflect on its strengths and weaknesses since its inception more than ten years ago and its expansion to Tucson almost nine years ago.

Please join us tomorrow in Room 168 at noon for this exciting presentation (Please try to arrive promptly. We may start earlier than 12:15 to accommodate our panelists' schedules), and as always, pizza will be served.

Biographies of participants:

Judge Bernardo Velasco:

Judge Velasco graduated from the University of Arizona Law school in 1974 and began his career first as a legal aid lawyer, and then as an assistant federal public defender. In 1985, he was appointed to the Pima County Superior Court and spent fifteen years on that bench. In 2000, he moved down the street and was appointed as a federal magistrate in the U.S. District Court, where he has served since. As a federal magistrate, Judge Velasco presides over the initial stages of federal criminal cases, and can also preside over misdemeanor trials and civil trials, with the parties' consent.

Erendira "Yendi" Castillo, Defense Attorney:

Ms. Castillo immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her mother and siblings when she was six years old. She grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her JD from the University of Arizona and became a naturalized citizen in 1995. She worked at both the Pima County Public Defender's Office and the Federal Public Defender's Office before starting her own solo practice in criminal defense.

Liza Granoff, Assistant United States Attorney:

Ms. Granoff graduated in 1998 from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and began her career as a prosecutor at the State's Attorney's Office in Miami-Dade County, Florida, working her way up from misdemeanors, to juveniles, to specialized felony units, including the Sexual Battery/Child Abuse unit and Career Criminal/Robbery Unit. Ms. Granoff joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tucson in 2006, where she focused on immigration prosecutions. In 2007, she and her family returned back to Miami, where she worked for the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of the Chief Counsel as a trial attorney doing removal hearings. She moved back to Tucson in 2008 and rejoined the U.S. Attorney's Office. She has since prosecuted a wide variety of federal offenses, including complex drug investigations. In 2011, she became a deputy criminal chief, and she currently supervises one of the General Crimes Units, as well as overseeing the immigration area.

**CLE Events**

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 11.30

November 10, 2016

Please join PCLP Wednesday, November 16th from noon to 1:15 in room 156 for a presentation on jury selection. Rosalind R. Greene from Advanced Jury Research Consulting is a U of A Law alumnus who practiced for eight years with Snell & Wilmer in their general litigation department with an emphasis on products liability. She also worked extensively in mediation as a Judge Pro Tempore Settlement Master, and as a mediator with JAMS / ENDISPUTE, U.S. Arbitration & Mediation, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office.

As always pizza will be served, we hope to see you there!

**CLE Events**

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 11.16

Captain Sean Stewart was hired with the Pima County Sheriff's Department in September 1992. He was promoted to Sergeant in December 1997 and Captain in June 2006. In January 1999, Captain Stewart started to formally identify, photograph and track gang members who became incarcerated at the Pima County Adult Detention Center, leading to the creation of the Security Threat Identification Team. (S.T.I.T.)

The Duties performed are: tracking gang activities in the jail system, investigating gang crimes in jail, gathering intelligence on gang members by talking with and interviewing them, talking to the witnesses and victims of gang crimes in jail, and talking to rival gang members. Often this information leads to gang activities outside the jail system.

In June 1999, the Security Threat Identification Team merged into the Security Services Section which led to reviewing inmate non-legal/non-privileged mail, the recorded inmate phone system, the video visitation system and video Surveillance System. The Security Services Section has thwarted plans of escapes, assaults on staff and inmates, importing drugs into the system and the manufacture of weapons. It also has gathered valuable intelligence information on gang members, which has helped other law enforcement agencies in their criminal investigations.

Captain Stewart has commanded the Emergency Response Team, Administrative Segregation Housing Unit, Judicial Security, Intake and Identification Unit and the Transportation Unit. He is currently the Main Jail and Administrative Segregation Commander of the Pima County Adult Detention Center.

Captain Stewart is qualified as an expert in Pima County Superior Court in the areas of gang related activities, prison politics revolving around prison gangs, inmate communications / jargon and codes and Inmate Phone Systems.

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 11.9

October 27, 2016

Please join us on Wednesday, November 2 for a joint presentation by Marana prosecutor Libby Shelton and defense attorney Brad Roach, titled "Prosecuting and Defending Misdemeanors". Libby and Brad will jointly present about the nuances and intricacies of prosecuting and defending misdemeanor cases and why they feel it is an important area of the criminal justice system.

We hope to see you in Room 156, and as always, pizza will be served at noon.

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 11.2

October 17, 2016

Next Wednesday, October 19th, we are honored to welcome back Professor Hank Shea, who has arrived from Minnesota just in time to start enjoying our lovely weather. Professor Shea will be speaking on "How an Unethical Corporate Culture Can Lead to Criminal Prosecution" and discussing one of the cases he prosecuted as a federal prosecutor.

We hope to see you in Room 156, and, as always, pizza will be served at noon.

Hank Shea—an advisor and regular speaker at PCLP's Wednesday Speaker Series Lunches—is a Senior Distinguished Fellow at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis and a Visiting Professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Prof. Shea is also a Fellow at the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions at UST Law. While at UST, Prof. Shea teaches courses in ethical leadership, and teaches crime and punishment, white collar crime, and Investigations courses at both UST and U of A. He speaks frequently throughout the United States on ethics and how to best prevent and address white collar crime.

Prof. Shea served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota for 20 years, where he prosecuted a wide range of corporate and other economic crimes. Prof. Shea is the recipient of numerous Department of Justice awards, including Director’s Awards for Superior Performance in 2000 and 2002.

​**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 10.19

October 10, 2016

This week, PCLP is teaming up with the Family & Juvenile Law Association to co-host Pascua Yaqui prosecutor O.J. Flores. In recognition of Domestic Violence Month, Mr. Flores will be speaking about prosecuting domestic violence in tribal courts, as well as the implementation of the VAWA grant.

As always, pizza will be served at noon and we will have special purple, DV-awareness treats! We hope to see you in Room 168.

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

September 30, 2016

Please join us on Wednesday, October 5th, when PCLP proudly hosts local attorney and computer forensic examiner Brian Chase for a presentation on the application of computer forensics to criminal cases.

Brian Chase is a lawyer and a digital forensic examiner. He runs the Law Office of Brian Chase as well as Chase Technology Consulting. Brian earned his undergraduate degree in Management and Information Systems from the University of Arizona. While in undergrad and law school, Brian worked at the University of Arizona College of Engineering. He has earned certifications in both computer and mobile forensics and has testified in both civil and criminal trials. His forensic cases have ranged from misdemeanor offenses to murder and wrongful death. In addition to the forensics and law practices, Brian is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he teaches a trial skills course.

We hope to see you at noon in Room 156, and as always, pizza will be served.

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

September 15, 2016

On September 28, PCLP will be co-hosting the 9th Annual Darrow K. Soll Memorial Criminal Law & Justice Lecture presenting Mr. Larry D. Thompson, John A. Sibley Professor of Corporate and Business Law at The University of Georgia School of Law. Because this is a special event, the law school is asking that we pre-register. If you are planning on attending, please use the links in the PDF (linked below) to let us know.

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 9.28

Please join us on Wednesday, September 21st, when PCLP proudly hosts Deputy County Attorney Malena Acosta for a presentation on prosecuting arson and explosives cases.

Malena Acosta graduated from UA law school in 2003 and has been a deputy county attorney ever since. She has worked in misdemeanors, property, narcotics, violent offenses, and specializes in arson and explosives. She has supervised the property unit and is currently the supervisor of the charging unit and legal advisor to the grand jury.

We hope to see you at noon in Room 156, and as always, pizza will be served.

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Download CLE Certificate 9.21

September 08, 2016

Please join us on Wednesday, September 14th when PCLP will be proud to host Officer Jeff Rumsley and his K9 partner, Evo for a presentation and demonstration.

Officer Rumsley has been an officer with the Tucson Police Department for 23 years and has worked in the capacity of a patrol officer and a detective. In 2005, he moved back to patrol so that he could be a K9 officer. Evo has been his partner since 2012 and is trained in narcotics detection and "people detection."

We hope to see you at noon in Room 168, and as always, pizza will be served.

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona." Download CLE Certificate